MONTREAL, CANADA—Archaeologists uncovered two complete graves and scattered human bones representing about 40 different people from a site that had been a Protestant cemetery between 1799 and 1852. The Star reports that the archaeological team was investigating the site ahead of the installation of electrical cables below René-Lévesque Boulevard in downtown Montreal. At this time, the researchers are not sure if the loose bones came from a mass grave, or if they were left behind when most of the remains from the cemetery were moved at the end of the nineteenth century. The bones will be analyzed to determine the age, sex, and size of the individuals. To read about another discovery in Canada, go to “Franklin’s Last Voyage.”
Nineteenth-Century Graves Unearthed in Montreal
News September 6, 2016
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